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Au 'Independcnt Paper Devoted to t.lio ??tex-ests ol t5io People
VOLUME III.
? j . ? ORiANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA, ITHWSDAY, SEPTEMBER1 17, 1874.
NUMBER''32,
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THE KVNG'B WELCOME 10 TflmQVAXLa.
)?fom tho Icelandic- pf JlathlA^ Jochumefiou.
TXIAN?.'ATIID liV JlATAKB TAYbOR.
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With strong foot tread tbo holy ground,
Onr snow-land'a king, the lotty-hoartcd, ,
? Who from tfiy royal home hast parted,
?To greotthoeo hills that gtiard-us round I
t Our FreeetamV Boro}l thy hand hat lent ub,
Tho first of Kings whom ttod has cent us,,
liftil I -weleuuio to onr bountrjr'n heart I
ir.
land's father,' hero tho Law-Mount vlow 1
..Ztabold-God's work in nil their Vastnoso I
Whore >?w'st thou Freedom's fairer fastness, > ? ?.
W/t? firc^hcsvsd ramparts, waters bluo-fr
Herb eprang tho sagas of .oar splendor;
Hero every Iceland heart Is tcnderi... ??-,?
Godjbullt this altar for hin floor.; < > IT
Ilr* ?FS x? M it'A
-Hert<, as In thousand yearn of old,
Bound tho aamo wordB, a volco uuonded;
As wheu their lifo and law ?efenafcd t ?l
*TA6Spearmen with their ohlelda.of gold :
The wmn land yut tho eamo ni>eooh glvcth,
Tho nuclont sonl of Freodom Uvetu,
And hlthor, king, wp weUjomo theo I
" xv.,;j;.;'...'
But now arjo past a thousand years.
As In tho peoplo'a memory hoarded,
And in QoiVa .volnmo atand recorded
Their atrifo and trial, woes and foars;
Now lot tho hopo of better agoa ,
JJo what thy presence; king I presages?
Now let the prosperous tinio bo euro I
Slbn Ti 51 v V. ?' ' 1
Our land to theo her thanks shall ylold,
A thousand years thy namo bo ehautcd,
Here, whoro tho 1BU or Law Is planted,
?Twlxt flery fount and lava field:
WoprayiAU-Fathor, our dependence, ? \
To bless theo,and thy far dooendanta,.
And thoso they rule, a thousand years 1
A CONFEDERATE AMAZON.
Exploits on tho. Tented Field of Mm.
Homier, Alias J.luttt. Harry llnford.
Saturday Mrs. E. H. BouBcr, better
known throughout tbo sonth as Lieut.
Harry T, Briford, arrived iu tbis oity
from New Orleans, en 1 route to Now
York. Thia distinguished lady bas per
haps gone thr?ugh more hardships and
doBO more for the Confederate States
during tho "lato unpleasantness" than
any woman within tbo borders of tbo.
Beotion so' designated. Like all our
southern women, Mrs Bonner was filled
with that unprecedented lovo of country
' and patriotism, bo beautifully exempli
fied by tho women ?f tho south during
tbo war, nnd, unwilling to see. those
whom sho held most dear matob.to tbo
. front, sho made preparations, uotwitb
ot?nding her sex, to participate activoly
in tbo strife. Daring tho mouth of
Juno, 1861, sho left New Orleans, in the
fall uniform of a recruiting officer, and
wont direct to Arkansas,, whoro she soon
. tmcc.eeded in raising a company of vete
rans. -As first lieutenant, under Cap
tain .Weather ford,,. sho left Arkunenu
with tbo company und went to Key
West. Here sbo was reluotantly com
pelled t? leave the command which Bbe
. had organized, .and to whioh she became
bo much attached, on the ground of in
pompetenoy, as alleged by the com
mander iif . that post. Determined to
allow no impediment to make her -j
swerve from tho line of duty marked
out by Herself, she at onoo proceeded to,
Virginia, and joined Drew's battalion
of Now Orleans the day previous to the
first battle of Manassas, and participa
ted in that memorable struggle. A
?bort time after this she joined the 8th
Louisiana, and for tbo first time her sex
wasquestioned, and she was arrested
and'brdered to assume female attire, j
Among hundreds of amusing advent ares j
perhaps tho, best with wbipb she. was
connected took place during the time of
. her imprisonment after this arrest. ' A
committee of ladies waited upon her by
order of the commander, for. the pur
pose of settling the vexed -question, but
after seeing the dashing looking young
offioar thoyjjoonoluded hot tor perform
tkeir> mission. Sho waa taken before
tho.m?yor, releasod, allowed- to retain I
her umifdrBL; and ai onco commissioned 1
to perform any sorvices for tho oonfod
? oraoy whioh oho might bo oallod upon
to perform. 'As her sex bad been ques
tioned^ if not known, Bbe resolved *to
leave Richmond, and rejoiced when
Gen. Winder ordered her to the western
army for the'pnrpose of scouting in the
vioinitv of Okalona, Mississippi! Tbo
. reliability of the daring young reorait
was soon recognized ' and appreciated,
and General Qaantroll sent bor with
dispatches as,ai>py into Missouri. - Af
ter rendering iuestimnblo service in tbis
capacity sho went to Mississippi, and
from thero back to Now Orleans, whore j
fibo 'joined tho 21st Louisiaua regiment,
then boiug organized, and reported .to
General'Villiniguo, f, ?? f \ f.
Receiving^ iier commission as first
lioute?aake ?Uo malr^o Memphis, and;
frornJlfer|P<l'f i&?p| whefajsbjj wits,
badly a?i?Ael fmlft fight s)iouldcron
tbolrlt'HrtySf tbo* bMtle, April 0J18?2..
Wbilo recovering from the etTeots of her
wound bor sex was again discovered to
her mortification, and Gen. Beaure-'
gard and others wero astonished to lind
out that tbo gallant young ?ffleor was
not of the stronger sex. Unable to dis
suade ber from participating in aotivo
. warfare, she was commissioned te go to
Atlanta, pass through tbo lines, and not
as a spy, Upon roaqhing .Atlanta she,
was ffcbmpellfla' W wait several vdtiyd1
for farther orders, and instead cf stay
ing in that mtyjiha ran up to Dalfon
and Chattanooga, and participated ac
tively in both fights, returning to At
lanta a day or two before tho necessary
orders1 arrived. From this seotion of
the oonntry she was ordered aboard, of |
blocjk?dfeV? 'frohv different southern
?orts to tho Indien, and often was the
oarer &f important idirtpatehos,' to for
eign ports for tbe Florida and Shouan-;
doah. She seized. ovory opportunity,,
wholiior in tbo south, in tho - north; or
in a foreign land, to render assistance to
the ?g^ffjnr^opiifcderiicy. Hho baa a
reooipfcnow itfher possession for $780,
which she collected from the United
Stato/Wfotf iofo of Oommodoro Brissols*
fl(;or*^iWt*tft ^HSftlpGit, Bn'rbadoo?,
and sent taapntl^orn hospitals, althoug
tbe money waa'oupposed to b'avo bee
? y.i' ,? '
given for the benefit of'federal soldiers.
She was now sdnt to Ban Diego and-Ha
vsna for the purpose of buying coffee
and sugar, for.thooonfoderaoy, and from
thoro^ after making the necessary " pur
chases, shewenj.to South;.Anjerica, in
t&e intorcst of the confedorato govorn-'
meat, with Pric?'s expedition. Prom
South America ..oho pvoeeodcd.to the
"YVest Indies/ olia'rg'dd with ?dnio impor
tant mission^J^JkW^^Ja, "2r?&k Bno
loved so welSm?served!BOrfginifully.
Tho deeds Of this 'noble wommr&o well
known throughout tho south, and have
bpen reoited on many a hearthstone by
well-scarred -veterans: and inmates of
,fedoral dungeons. The starved, inhuig
manity-troated prisoners'of Oamp, Chose;
have every roason to rome^aber her who
nureod them, fed them and, furnished
thorn with ovory cont she could sparo^'.
day after day.
9ho is in possession or genuino doou
monts, giyen. her'"ever y ',stor> Ishe has
made, and from nil of thorn, it can. bo
eoon that she was trusted tunheBitatingr
ly, and bore an 'unblemished ohoraotor
from tho beginning to the oloso of the
war. Even nftoi* her sexhood hod been
questioned, throughout tho ontiro war
?-be it said to the credit of tho men of
tho south?that not n syllable was over
repeated in her hearing unfit to repeat
in the bresdnoo of the most 'reserved'
lady, MrsV Bonner rendoyed to Now
Mexiod, after her adventurous life, nnd
engaged in mining speculation, aud 1ms
realized a handsome fortune from .her
investments'. She' hoi been well cm
ployed otherwise, and has finished a
book given a truthful account of hoi*
adventures during her connection .with
the cohfedbracyl. She is an intelligent
looking lady, of about thirtyrflv? years
of age, and has a particularly refined
appearance for one who has experienced
tho hardships of camp lito and' pdri
formod the duties of a man t.j"or ?mpjr^,
than four years.
She is on her way to New York, and
has a, number of let t e rs of i utro duel .ion
to prominent gentlemen of jnnny south
cm aud northern- oities, and othor evi
dences of on irreproachable reputation.
While here she called) upon: several' of
our distinguished citizens, whoso con
nection with thb war rendered' her do
sirous of forming, their^aoquaiutuueo,
and to many of '-.whom', she .brought
letters of introduction.?Mobile Jicg.
Macafcro Man-Milliner.
A writer, in ljbnd?n Society discourses
of a man-niilHnor,? M. Tfois-Etpiles
(undoutodly Worth"), as follows: " Hie
doors open wide?tau -macult? appears.
His person is disappointing, thongh un
deniably Britannic. Ho is a pink'and
white dapper man, with fat and shiny
faoe, his" hair parted in the middle,rhis
moustaohe pendant, and highly oleagi
nous. A thick white throat enclosed by
a iawn-colorod ribbon, a tight fitting
frock coat, a ohronio Bmile, a bow. that
does not incline his body, These are*
tho descriptive items remarked by a
oursory observer of tho great Trois
Etoiles. His voicb is strong and high ;
his accent is boldly insular.- He- looks
around with an absent air, , then sudden
ly speaks. He has seen at a glnnoe
what is. misaiug in Mine. O'Tempora's
toilet The train bos been drawn out
carefully to Us. full length before his
arrival. .' What >are you thinking of,
Esther? Madame's figure must liave
nothing but draperies. Too low in ^the
neck. An ejMiucllci en biais. A sucon
to the right at tho hip. Tako half that
bouquet at the breast' away. ? And do
you go to Trouvillo this year, madame?'
His manner is easy, .assured, . and well
bred. He has ganuis of &'certainkind,
jindoniablo tact, and irjaporttirbabto;
sang-froid. Aha I tuink he believes in
his mission. Ho will not dress oyorv
one. He would hot he's tow a glance bn
those oliimsy Germans in tho first room.'
I hoar he ref neos lb make for a bet tain'
.popular- aotress beoause she does not
share his ideas of tho capabilities of her.
figure and wants her dresses too l?w^
He converses iri English with old , docile,!
trusted customo.ru like Mine, O'Morcs,
nnd lot her ho consents to give a 4ittle
professional exhibition."
Historic Scandals.
A remarkable feature of many his
torio soaudals is tho unsatisfactory --and
dubious result of them. Does the
World ye^ knpw ^hb|b^r> Maryi Qilooh
of Soots, wasva good'woman or wacrtttn ?
And has not Mr. Fronde's last voTtamip,
onco moro erst sot'ioita snsp&iol mi
England's " Virgin Qnom ?" WuJj*
body ever know whether NdPvlopu '-.III;,
was really a B^naparto ? Viotor "Hugo
hurled at him the memorable apothogm,
He is neither tho son of his father
nor tho father of his s?;" but some
? allowance must be made for the writer's
' lie roe democratic wrath. It is come
thousands of years since tho association
of Porioles and Aspasia, and we bo
lieve' that"notwithstanding tho intro
duction of tho oritioal method in his
tory, scholars havo not ypt cfcqidedj
whether thoir relations wero platonio or
otherwise. ; The belief that Gen. Jack
son loved not wisely but too well the
wifo of Gen. Eaton, his seoretary pi
war, was onco vory provnlent, pat it
could show no very satisfaotory grounds
for its existence. Tho trial of Queo'j
CWrolino by>thd1h9nf8ei of, lord,-. w>is us
fleroo un inquisition as . was' over niado
into tho ohoraotor of a human being,
yet it is not known to this day whether
that pure and upright man, her hus
band, had reason to - find fault with her
or not. Tho horriblo Byron sfeandiit, So
recently reviyod by. Mrs, Stowo, will
probably never bo settled beyond'
dispute.
-^-Coggia's comet, is now visible" in
the Bohthdm hemisphere;, nnd tho Obi
neso aro 'in a ternblo stew about it,
considering it a harbinger of evil.
BULL - FIGHT, AT MADRID. ? ?"?>'
Hou- Hb? Spnnisli Hons Piny iitclr Sn
Honnl C?aino,
' Bull-fights begin about, tbo first ,pf
April, and continue through tho" spring
and ?unamor; ruoatbs.Monday is.th^
day selected for theso national sports-^
a Jtime -which is during tb6 \3&ason!?r
buR-rffcrbtP ftjkjnd of .holiday, orilmrire
correctly, a Satnrnalia---fCali;;d in Ms
drjid tho dia de /6ros. Formerly the
prioq of (aeataj,.comi3ared with tho wagqa,'
of labor,' was excessive, but now the
government baa graduated tb? scale of
-prioeB; io, suit all pockets. The J beat
places in tbo boxes costt about one dpj;,
far ';1 a blllcta 'do sombra, or ticket for
tho shady aide in tho nmphithoatro,
about fifty cents; tbe commonest places,,
?next to the ateno, and exposed to the1
sun, .two reals. ::(.?/.>.'.;
Tho popplo of Madrid aro to be eoen
in their elorriont at a bull-fight; arid
there? tho!'combats appear to bo con
ducted with greater ceremony than in.
any othor City, Seville, Valencia, arid
Ronda rib longer oxeopted. The Plaza
%i Madrid will bold eighteen thousand
porsons. This large" opon amphitheatre
is not . a remarkable'building, but the'
bffcoti when filled ds tety fine.- It is sit
uated ? short distahco from,the Prado,
and the gate, of the Puorta do Alcala.
In this' geographical oentre of tho re
pnb^r^aTepubliq now, a kingdom yes
terday?where oaprico and absurdities,
virtue ondvioes, reign, the fanie'of a
rising, matador.is made or" marred. The i
matador, Or rapadas, ns tbo Spaniards
torm the slayer, is tb? most important
{(orsonago of .tho porformanoe. 'In tho
hst Hoc of tho tauromaohian tragedy
this great artist must stand facb to face
with the brill in the presonco of inexor
able judges," aud with firm baud, eye,
and nerve, kill tho bull according to
tauromaohian precedent, olso undergo
jfhe entile vocabulary of abuso whioh
the Spanish tongue so abundantly sup
plies.
* Hero is a, description of a*bull-fight
which took r>lace??eceritly at tho. Plaza
do Toros at Madrid. On the'oentre of
thewesJJ side is: the oflicial box, swhero
tho authorities aro seated ; on tho same
tier aro tho boxes of tho grandees, filled
with fashionable spectators.
The commencement, of ? tho perform*
ari^e was signalized by tho entrance of
tho tororos in procession, preceded by!
mounted alguacils, or ofUootB of polico,
dressed in tho ancient Spanish cos tu mo
of tbe time of ;Philip XL After pro
ceeding around the arona and across tbo
lints, tho aomhatimta hownd to tl?o oC&
cial ?party aud returndd; a flourish of
trumpets and drums announced that the
speotnelo was about to begin. A^flst
deafening opplauso tbo president from
bis box threw gracefully down to the
chief of tho algnaoila tho enormous key
that opened the.toril whore tbe bull was
kept.
The door flew open, and the bull
dashed headlong, with blind rago and
violence, into the arena. Amazed at
the novelty of his position, tbo animal
halted a moment; then catching eight
of tho alguaoil riding off at a gallop he
rushed upon horse arid rider with closed
oyes and lowered horns. Fortunately
-the alguaoil was mounted upon a fine
and spirited animal: quiok as lightning
tho steed turned at tho touch, and
esoaped the deadly rush
Then tho enraged animal attacked in
succession the picadors ; iu a Bbort oon
fliot that enBtied threo horses were
strotched lifeless upon tue pro und,
leaving tbo dismounted arid disarmed
riders exposed , to imminent danger.
The ohulps, or foot combatants, bow
ser, drew tbo attontion of tho animal
?by dashing before his eyes. a /glittering
scarf. Thes? now assailants hud need
of all their practiced agility; Occasion*
ally'tbo bull guvo chase, -and. thoy could
only save thomselves by leaping tbe
barriers; Tho evolutions of this con
summate band wore tbo most graceful
and exciting part of tbo exhibition, and
elicited tumultuousapplause, Another
stood was urged oil to nu euconnter *Aith
'the bull, only to' share tbe fate of bis
I companions. Again the bnll charged
at a fifth horse and rider, and ,disem
I boweled tho steed with his fatal horn;
j the picador fell heavily on tho ground.
The plaudits wero'deafening.
UfJ Finally jthe signal? wavgiven; an oo
compliBbod matador in full court dress
' entered the ring by a secret door, arid
j bowing lowto tho president, threw down
his cap in' token of reBpeot; then facing
Tjis terriflo adversary, who waa standing
<?? tone in tho now cleared arena, he shook
2 red cloak suspended on a drawn
sword. The bull made a violent charge,
the mantle fell over bis face, tho bright
Tolodo blddo ontorod tho neck to the
hilt, and he fell instantaneously, amidst
tho plaudit shouts of the spectators-. A
gayly decorated ear drawn by mules or
namented with bells and streamers
now. appeared arid bortt?ff tb?hdfly in
trinmpn, whioh act closed tbo day's
sport.
As the horses aro doomed to an almost
oortain j death, only /very, loan and dis? |
eased ones aro employed, whioh can bo
purchased for a low price. It follows,
(hen, that the picadors are always bad ly
i mounted, and their danger proportion
ally increased. 1 To urge hia steed for
ward, and foroo him upon the bull, the
{>ieador wears Btfong spurs armed with
ong rowohi. Tho wretched creatures
aro driven blindfold, without aught to
protects tfiojtn? to inovitablo slaughter;
end dostined only to exhaust tho bull's
[fury aud vJgdrJ, 'Xhia laceration of Mm
horses, which seems, to excito no pity
[.among tho Spaniards, constitutes the
most rqvoltipg'part of tho exhibition.
k? ?The ?liaricel ot tho parish ohuroh
of Horton, in Buckinghamshire,' oon*
titius a monnUieiifc to,' as "weil AS t?G ro
maius of, Sora Milton; tho poet's moth*
J er, who died in 3.637. This portion; of
the oditlco is bc:sg restored in ston6
entirely at tho expense of tho 'rector of
H?rtonf the Kev. R. G. Foot; For six
years John Milton attended the church,
Horton, being the residence of hi*
Earcnts, ? ThO place has loag been' oelei
rated for th$ nightingale?konoe Mil4
ton's sonnot fc?,that bird,
--_;_ ? (_
Aggregate "population of tho* Eatth.
^A-reporb from tho bureau of otatistics.'
at Washington, just issued, contains an
interesting tiblo of tho population oi
itho earth. Tho aggregate "population
of the earth is given at l,891iO32,0?O,
Asia being tho most, populous section,
and containing 708.000,000, while Eu
ropo has 300J50?.O0O ; Africa; 208,000,
000 ; Amoria? oM,500,000;land Australia
aud Polynesia, 'MftlSfflf
In Europe*; tho ' tending nations aro
oreditod with the following numbers i
Russia, 71,009,000; tho German empirei;
41,000,000.; Prance, 30,000,000; Austro
Hnngary, 86.iJOO.000; Great Briton and
Ireland, 82,000,000 *.: Italy, nearly 27,
000,000; Spain, 10,600,000; and Tur
key, nearly 15,000,000. The dther'coun
trios do not exceed 5,000,000 coch.
In Asia, China,?which is by far tho
most populous nation of the earth,?1ia
oredited with' 825,000,000; Hmdobstan ;"
210,000,000.; Japan, 38,000,000;.theEast
India island.^50,500,000; Burmab, Sinm,
.and farther\Jhdia, nearly 20,000,000;
Tnrkev, 13,550,000 ; and Russia, nearly1
11,000,000. <rj7
Tho Australian population in given at
1,074,500,'ah? tho Polynesian islands at
1,763,500, New Guinea and Now Zea
land, being,included in the Iattor.
In Africa the chief divisions aro .West
Soudan arid tho Central Afrioa? region,'
with 89,000,000; tho Central Soudan
region, 39,000,000; South Afrioa, 20,
250,000; tho Galla o?untrt and the' re-'
gion east of tho Whito Nile, 16,000,000;
Bnmauli, 8,000,000; Egypt, 8,500,000;
and Morocco, 0,000,000.
In America* two-thirds of the popula
tion are north of tho isthmus, where the
United States has nearly 39,000,000.;
Mexico, over 9,000,000 ; and tbe British
firovinces, 1,000,000. * The total pbpu
ation of No?bh America is given at near
ly 52,000,000, and of South America at
25,000,000, of whioh Brazil contains 10,
000,000.
Tho West India islands have over
4,000,000, and tho Central American
statcB not quite 3,000,000.
According to tueso tables; "London,
with 3,251,260 inhabitants, is tho most
populous c;ty'in tho world, while Phil
adelphia. -,-jktU.v671.022 inhabitants (in
1870k is .tnoTmgneoenth oity -in pmti?; ,?f.
population. These eighteen cities, in
their order, ?ro the following: London,
3,254,260; Satohan (China), 2,000,000;
Paris, 1,851,792; Pokin, 1,800,000;
Tsohantsohan-fri, 1,000,000; Hangtsoh-1
ah-fu, 1,000,000; Siangtan, 1,000,000;
Singnan-fu, 1,000,000; Canton, 1,000,
000; New York. 942,202 ; Tientsin, 900,
000"; Vienna, 834.248 : Berlin, 829,341;
Hangkau, 800,000; Oaloutta, 794,045 ;
Tokio (Yoddo), 674,449; and Philadel
phia, 074,022/ Of cities smaller than
Philadelphia, the leading ones are?-St.
Petersburg, 657,963 ; Bombay, 664,405;
Moscow, 611,670 ; Constantinople, 600,
000 ; Glasgow, 517,538 ; Liverpool, 493,
505; and Rio do Janeiro, 420,000.
j^lAgricultiiro in Indian Territory.
From tho journal of tho fifth annual
session of the general council of the In
dian tribes of this territory we deduce
the fol lowing f act S :
Tho Oherokees cultivate 80,000 acres,
the Chootaws 85,000, Mnsoogces 65,000,
and the Seminolea 10,000. These are
the four largest tribes in tho territory..
The productions aro such as farmors . of
the west usually cnltivate. They are
enlarging their farms, improving their
'houses, und giviug particular attention
to orchards. Thoy are advancing in'
wealth by tho increase of a took, bot h in
quality and numbers;
Tho six small tribes having reserva
tions in the north-west cornor of th?
territory cnltivate a total area of 5,800
acres. Tho Wyandots, who only num
bor 275 souls, cnltivate bnt CG0 aores;
the Ottawas, 800; tho Scneeas, 000.
They are developing tho farming; intcr
ests of tho country rapidly.. Thoy use
gang-plows, mowors and other agrionl
ttural machinery, ?i The Sacs and Foxes
1 have 600 sores; the Osagca, 3,000; and
tho Affiliated Bonds, made np of all
tribes, nearly, have about 2,000 acres on
tho extreme border. The report claims
that if these tribes are sustained in
thoir rights and privileges, that in a few
years their agricultural department will
compare v favorably with the states
bounding on the territory.
Tho Agricultural Strike.
Tho great agricultural strjko in Eng
land ia at an end, having resulted in a
^virtual triumph for the farmer?. It
wns tho largest strike that ever occurred,
both as to the. numbers ougaged and
the pecuniary rosoures of tho ?nion by
whioh H wfts booked hp. It lastedneor
ly five months, during which. tiino ev
ery striker reooivod niuo' shillings por
week, or about two dollars and a quar
ter. Finally, however, tho union fonnd
its funds running low, and, as tho farm
ers grtve no signs of aecediug to the de
mands ef tho strikers, and were con
stantly filling their places with laborr
era from other quarters, thoy word , at
last obliged to yield. Not all, howov
or ; for, while many have gono back to
work at tho. old wages, mony have pro
'forrod to seok other and distant fluids
of labor. Tho union still has some
means loft, and is extending aid to such
as wish to migrate to Canada, so that
in this way the strike may flnnlly provo
benofloiol to some of its participants,
?As soon as n young woman gets
somo steady employment, she Btops
fainting away at tho sight of a mouwo.
DIK DEDTSOHLAli.
a ?.??..?.?^ v,.?,,?? C11J. ,?
1 Oat of the?hannei into tho North seW
or Gemma <w>n.Ti. rvwJ n^ three o'clock
in the morning wo find ourselves far up
tho Elbe. " Leaving bur ship, wo take a
tug Iwhioh -c?nveyod us to Hamburg;
along: the green turfed shores of.}the.
river,, with hero and there a beautiful
suburban seat with ? highly cultivated
and interesting country boyond, now
anil then a wi?u-iuill wiib its nir of great
antiquity, Aftor 'tyro' hours' run, our
destination is roachedi Amid the great
est confusion and wont of systent,':With
luggage secured -and; thrown ^into a
" drozky" (a specij&'of foo-soated oar-'"
Tiage, - behind' a frame ? *>f. a horse, so
attenuated that woro tho philanthropic
Bergb' to eoo him, his heart, wtjuld
blejid), wo start from the wharf or'piers 1
and rattle along tho cobble-stoned pave
ments in :tho i narrow'streets, and look
wondoring at the quaint, old-fashioned;
small - windowed, dingy houses, and
vainly endeavor to Read the signs which
are all ." Dutch*' to us.. " Hotel, do
L'Enropo," ?ihgs but the cabman. We
Set out of our cab and modern ? Ham
urg bursts upon us. What a metamor
phosis, from tho dingy, dirty streets
that We; have meandered through from
bur ship landing, The Alstor? is the
prido and joy- of Hamburg?and woll
may the Hamburgers bo proud of their
enchanting, their charming Alst er, which
is an immense and beautiful lake in the
very heart of the city. I have wandorcd
a little in foreign lands and.at home,
but never have I soen anything'nhidh is
exaotly liko tho. Alster. A largo; beau- '
tif ul clear, limpid lako, divided into two
parts by a light, graceful'wiry bridge i it
has splendid hotels, magnificent castel
lated private residences all along its
shores, ornato gardens sloping down to
the water's edge, rare exotica laving
themselves iu the crystal water, tho air
laden with their sweet perfumes, flow
ery walks along the"banks, multithdhv
ous cafes, ir? which the pleasure-loving
population is sipph]g.-.ox)fJftie/apd dunk
ing beer? Piriry .boats in miniature, ca
pable of containing not more than flity ?
people,; dash, here:and there with the
shriek of a, whistle, wlrleli seems .more a
toy than''anything'else.''' Nothing can '
be more beautif ui than these vari-col
ored boats, painted in whito? blue and
green, which Convoy yon for, a sum of
two oontR to any part of tho lake. L?ng
necked, graceful swans float about on its i
placid bosom; white-winged,sail-boats
flit liko swallows across it. . At a short
?PMH^.frnTn^tbe fehoro beautif ?l trees,
luxuriously leafed,, arou, '? over; rnvHiug
promenades, along which tho rosy
cheeked German women leisurely walk.
Hambnrg .resembles'more in its busy
commercial aspect an American than au
European city. We!must not infer from
its AiBter and other places of amuse-'
ment that, like Paris, it is solely a city
of pleasure. The city is wholly and
essentially cosmopolitan in almost every
particular, its people, from tiio merchant
princo to tho small tradesman, speaking
fluently several foreign languages. ?
One of the foiatures of 'theplace* is the
Zoological garden',: ono of tho finest in
Europe, containing specimens of almost
every known bird and boast.
The surroundings of the city are mag
nificent. , Qwing to heavy dews the yege~.
tation and foliage is very luxurmnt. All
around aro elegant country seats, with
grounds in that ornate condition of cul
ture, only to be found in, European
countries.
Public gardens abound,' offering to
the pleasure-seeker the host of music, i
the shadiest pf retreats, tho neatest and
freshest of smiling' ' walteresses,* who'
bring great foaming tankards of ^beer;
which is always refreshing in Europe, as
the water is simply disgusting and un
drinkable.?Cor, NdehvilleUnion and
American. _
Religious Musical fecpressioh.
On tho most serious side of music,
the religious, tho writers of hymns, and
tboso who select sacred verso for col
lections of hymns, err often from an ig
norance or a disregard tor the oardinol
truth aa to the nature of imisio and. its
capaeity of expression. Three-fourths
of the hymns in our hymn books nro xvn
flt to be sung. Their motives are', not
with in tho rango^ of, ^n usiqal. capability,.
All doctrinal religious verse, all that is
narrative, in fmo, all that is not omo
tional, -giving rythroical utterance tot
praise, or to prayer, or to some religious
feeling, is absolutely unfit1 for' musical,
treatment. Fpr example, ono very
sound and orthodox piece pf musical
verso I have of ton heard sung, but nev
er without .temptation to'laughter. It
bop ins:
How firm a foundation, yp paints of tho Lord,
Is laid for your faith in hin oxeello?t ward! .
Now it is 08 impossible to express, Or to
illustrate, or to intensify tho idea, in
those lines by a melody, as it would bo
to express by a triple fugue of two short'
snb.feots ana one: long < one, that the
square described on the hypothneuee of
a right-onglod triangle is equal to the
sum of the squaros described on the
other two sidea. The thing is impossi
ble in tho nature of things; it can't be
done. The "Gloria in exoelais" ia a
model of writing for religious mu?ical
expression. So aro most of the Psalms
chanted in thoEpisoopal service.?Mc?h
ard Grant White.
?There in apopcr in Wisconsin whioh
callsitsolf tho Trcmpeleau(xmntyWcek
ly Mesftonger and Journal and jRecord.
It complains that its exchanges do not
givo full credit when thoy copy its short
fpke3. _ _^
?EuglaDd has abolished tho duty on
raco horses, by means of which she bns
hcretoforo raised a rovonue of $$0,000
yearly,
??Now's your timo to buy a governatS
mentjrunboat
?TLe Iioudqii oritinsf eay tnafe'tkoso''
Hamcrican' boctors > karn't pwonoqttoauaii
Hiiig^8h/yQuMqwr:tq.sayo,tbeb ; r p
ang 'em. , - - ? ?f
?All through- tho GorMou^FJhrnr^**
?iv waUJgr.Bvonueico' Ul i *u? .wZ&jvtTtS
plexipn, color of tho h?ir.Eand eyea^.of ? ^
the ^childrou iu the schbyli;. ? r ?<WB
?The St. liouia oudtbrn-houfjo-Wiuyu
nearly 810,000 a'year for gas; - Thobesfe*??B
govemrnent the world ?vor caw in not ?
,geon to advantage by gaslight.
[ -4Two flrm3 in Riohmond, Va., are0****
under contract to supply $8;?tj0,?00 and
30,000,000 worthof tobacco respectively.
Tho'first contract, is for France and the
second for Austria. Wb.ij?igi<>dT;
?A Bridgeport man hds made a ? kite
ten feet high.by eight feet wide which, 11*
he, intends tp'put to tho uso of drawing'
him across Dog1 Island'Soiind^n a boat.
It requires one hundred feot of tail. ? ? >
?It's awful lonesouiq in Mexico ipsfc . r.
now, and tears trickle down thb'fauiera >
pliooks'dS hbrtakcS hie, s?h on 'his knee'-?? ^
and tells* him, how the country i nxeA ^oi f
be blessed, with a revolution, about ev
ery two weeks.
'?If tho loft ear of the?' coming glrl'?*'tfo?
is larger than its mate, tho. f.aot. inay bo
ascribed to the extra ohahco for dovol- ?
opmeht airordod it by the style- of-loop^'^
ing the1 broHcl-brimmed hat up on -.that
side, and allowing the;sun. to shino
on the organ.
??The Mikado of Japan is ??veloping
into tho practical business man* In a . <\\J\
recent number of hiB "organ" ho adver
tises a, fine lot of images, ono of which
is described as "a very fine idol* iwith.V'W]
Sri'arms.
waa east at Sheffield."
?An accident has just happened to
RubeuB'' " Assumption "of1 ' the Virginfta 0$*
in the gallery of D?sseldorf. .ThJLs;pic
turo, at colossal dimensions, i? p?jinted
on..wood, and two large- oracka' h?vb:
mndo their appearance, trad ono of fchora
fa across tho face of the Madonnq.
; ^Among r the. rvisitbrs at Santa.Omn
(a Oatifornia watoriug-placo) is'a San
Francisco lady, tue-wife-of a'prominent,
stock-broker, who has mnd? he^ talf con- ,
apibuous by. wearing a hideous-looking
mask of chamois leather. ' It is feaid she
ohvelbps herself-in loathe* .to. savefjcxijdftil
singnlarly beautiful complexion. ,Sho
is alluded to in town as "the woman iu
tho yellow mask."
. . - . _'- i?_. v Lt..._^1 -
the New York Tribune byw
ier. The correspondent writes that-the i -
country is beautiful, beyond n descrip
tion, the land well adapted-for '.atock
raising and agriculture, water and tim
ber good and plenty,.and gold.farpay
ing quantities has been di??oyered. ,
?An Engush writer says that' 'his'
plan has proved successful in protect
ing all kinds of fruit from birds. ;Ho
takes a ball of thread arid ..fastens tho
end to a twig of gooseberry or currant;'' '
bu?b, and then crosses the thread frompq-mf
twig to twig in various directions. . Or .[,..
trees may be treated in thb .sahib man
ner. The birds come to settle oh tree s
or bushes, strike ; against tho slender
snares, and fly away in hasto.
?A visitor to-Omaha writes of tho
country being alive with tho potato
bug, the cricket, and several variotieajfti'V
of grasshoppers. Tho crickets move.^ t?,
together by tho,million, paining to bo
guided in their course'by -a common - :
instinot. In then?-emigrations they*
ordss streams/ Before entering the\wjfc't
tor thoy seem to hold n consultation; ,..
thoy follow thb'course of tho current,
and on landing recommence.itheirfi d[o4if (?.'{
vastations on the first edible vegetation ?
they find. *f' *
?A teacher, wishing to- improve Ttne* * * ?
occasion, Bdid to the boys at tho ooncln- ?
sion of a strawberry festival, ," Have
?on onjoycd these' berries to-day ?*" : ?11
'Yes, sir," o'anie from-allHaides with - r.:?
unmistakable heattiness., ff-bhil;
dren, if you had B??n theso berries
Sowing in my garden^ and had slipped
! through tbo gate without ^my- leave, J
and picked them from tho vines, would
thoy have tasted as good as, now?"
" No, sir," was the:. pronlpt'! reply.
" Why not ?" " Bebauso,?' eaid a wide
awake boy, "then we shouldn't havo,
had sugar and cream with 'em."
?A fair young lady in WattrbnrJ, *%r%
Conn<, went to a drugistotoandtold,
the man to fix np pno dose of . castor
oil, and to mix it with Bomcfching to
take the taste away. The man told herd* ,jr
to wait In a few minutes he-i asked,
her if sho would liko a glass,of ,Boda.
She accepted, tlib invitatibh' apd drank
the beverage. Presently oho asked thb , >>i
roller of jpolla why he didn't, givo h,ey
the oil. Tho man smiled triumphantly '
and said:1 "Madame, you havo taken
it. I mixed a fearful dose .with tlmt :
soda I'i Sho turned pale, sank into a
ohair, and gasped?" Imnibrtal JoveT
I'wanted it for my motlier-in-law 1"
?The Druggist, a London paperi ? t
states that a young Jady, who ? hn.d long . *
been addicted to tho nso of opium ap
plied to an eminent physician * to :niako
hypoddrtnia .injootions of morphine.
Beginning by injeoting a mixturo of moi
phineand wator, he graduully increased '
tho propbriio!) of water, without letting
the patient know of it, until after u abort
time he used only the, pure water., Af
tor oach injection ftho w?rtld 'goutly fall
into a refreshing sleep. For .several
months tho treatment was. continued,
tho pafciontfs system being gradually
renovated-by tonics. At length the
lady Was informed that for months sh?
had not been under- tho influence of
opium ntnll, and \ jrticed
to find hersolf cured of any doslro for
tho drug,
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